Collar construction



July 4, 1933. HAVEN COLLAR CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 13, 193].

M y 0 w L Patented July 4, 1933 UNITED stares LOUIS HAVEN, OF SEATTLE, WASI-IINGTON COLLAR CONSTRUCTION Application filed August 13,

The present invention relates to improvements in collar constructions and has for an object to provide an improved soft collar and M stiffening reinforcement whereby to provide "9 a comfortable collar in summer and warm weather as well as other times of the year, which will not wilt under heat of the body but which will always preserve a neat appearance.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved construction of shirt and collar whereby to quickly and detachably receive a celluloid or other semi-flexible reinforcing and stiffening member enabling such member to be removed when the shirt is to be laundered.

With the foregoing and other objects in view,-the invention will be more fully described hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointed out in the claim appended here In the drawing, wherein like symbols refer to like or corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a front fragmentary view of a shirt and collar embodying the present invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary rear view of the shirt with the collar elevated and broken away.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional View showing the end construction of the celluloid or other reinforcing member.

Figure 4 is a section taken on the line 4-4 in Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a view in elevation of a modified form of celluloid or other reinforcing member.

Figure 6 is a View similar to Figure 2 showing a modified form of collar and stiffening member.

Figure 7 is a. fragmentary corner view showing the method of application of the r stiffening member to the pocketin the collar,

" and Figure 8 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the central rear collar and stiffening member construction. Referring more particularly to the drawing, 10 designates generally a shirt having 1931. Serial No. 556,881.

the collar band 11 for receiving either an inte 'ral or detached collar 12. For convenience of illustration, there is shown-a shirt having an attached collar. The collar construction is made of a two-wall construction involving the inner and outer walls 13 and 14 between which is arranged a pocket for a celluloid or other stiffening member.

ltwill be clear from Figure 2 that the two walls 13 and 14 of the collar are secured together at their ends and at their outer edges, but they are left unsecured adjacent the neck band 11. The outer wall 14 is secured to the neck band 11 in the usual way, but the inner wall 13 is left unsecured, and a slot or mouth 5 15- is provided longitudinally of the pocket through which the reinforcing member may be introduced. The reinforcing member shown in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive consists of twin or companion members 16 and 17 hav- 7g ing generally the shape of half-portions of the collar into which the same are fitted. The adjacent ends of the sections 16 and 17 are provided with oining means which is preferably adjustable so that the stiffening element may be adaptable to collars of various styles and various sizes.

As shown in Figure 3, one member, for instance 16, is formed with pairs of slits 18, j 19 and 20, 21, the slits extending in pairs parallel to one another and transversely across the reinforcing element whereby to produce tongues 22 and 23, which tongues are unsecured along their longitudinal edges but are left secured to the strip or section 16 out of which they are fashioned at both end por tions. The strips or straps 22 and 23 may be pushed outwardly from the plane of the section 16 in order to admit the tongue 24 of the other section 17 into and through the various slits. A shoulder 25 is formed between the tongue 24 and the body of the section 17 so as. to abut against the end of the companion section 16 or against the edge of the strap 23. A By the use of this device, the reinforcing element may be lengthened or shortened as required.

Referring more particularly to Figure 5, a reinforcing member 26 is shown of celluloid or other appropriate material having the points or horns 27 and 28 for fitting into corner portions of the collar as in the case of Figure 2, whereby to prevent curling of such corner portions upon the breast of the shirt 10 and to maintain these corner portions in neat and kempt appearance.

Referring, more particularly to Figures 6, 7 and 8, a diflerent form of collar is shown of a. single wall 29 having triangular corner pieces 30 and a back strap 31. A celluloid or other stiffening member is also utilized in connection with this form of device and is composed of twin or mating sections 32 and 33 of appropriate length and width to amply sustain the collar throughout and to embody'the overlapping rounded end portions 34 and 35 which both. extend behind the stra v 31 of the shirt and are held in place. is shown in Figure 7, mouths or slits 36 form entrances to the triangular pockets, and the horns or extension pieces of the reinforcing element fit into suchpockets to reinforce and strengthen the collar, particularly at the corner portions thereof.

The sectional devices will take care of any shrinka e in the collar after laundering and they me e the device applicable to collars of various sizes. The reinforcin device is in-, serted when the collar is raise as indicated in Figures 2and 6, by first introducing the ends or corner ortions into the corner pockets of the col at and afterwards inserting the remainder of the reinforcing device in place as by introducing the ends shown in Figure 3 together, and moving the same into the pocket of the device shown in Figure 2 or overlapping the ends, as shown in Figure 8, while inserting same within the strap 31.

The device will maintain a neat and stiff appearance but is always removable and is applicable to either attached or detached collars and can be worn or removed whenever desired.

a It is obvious that various changes in the construction, combination and arrangement ofparts could he made, which could be used without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I do not mean to limit the invention to such details, except as particularly pointed out in the claim.

' Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

An improved collar construction comprising, a pocketed collar portion, a reinforcing element fitting at its ends removably in the pocketed construction, said reinforcing element being in two sections, one section provided with a tongue and the other section provided with straps for removably receiving said tongue, said tongue section having a shoulder whereby said sections may adapt themselves to the curvature and length of the collar when closed and constricted.

LOUIS HAVEN. 

